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Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

DigitalOcean · Seattle

Posted about 3 months ago · $140,800 - $176,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
87 days
DigitalOcean's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
68% of DigitalOcean's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at DigitalOcean
high
151 stale, 1 reposted of 151 open
Hiring momentum
197 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from DigitalOcean's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for DigitalOcean.

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer in Identity & Access Management at DigitalOcean, you will architect and develop high-availability authentication and authorization services, focusing on scalability and security. Your role will involve building integrations for Single Sign-On, evolving the policy engine, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring service reliability and addressing security vulnerabilities.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of DigitalOcean as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • 2+ years focused on Identity (AuthN/AuthZ), Security Products, or high-scale Distributed Systems
  • Expert-level proficiency in Go
  • Strong understanding of gRPC microservices architecture
  • Deep knowledge of identity protocols (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML)
  • Proven ability to build systems that handle consensus, replication, and partitioning at cloud scale

Nice to have

  • Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego
  • Familiarity with Cloud-native deployment strategies (Canary/Blue-Green) via Kubernetes

What you get

  • Flexible time off
  • Local team meetups
  • Mental health and well-being support
  • Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
  • Equity compensation opportunities
  • Participation in annual bonus plan

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options beyond hybrid
  • Salary range provided, but no details on equity compensation terms
  • Fast-paced environment may require adaptability to rapid changes

Summarised from DigitalOcean's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by DigitalOcean on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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